2021-04-15 ABA MinutesCITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
TEXAS
AIRPORT ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING: April 15, 2021
LOCATION: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas
Regular Session -Council Chambers in Town Hall
Members Present: Board members: Chair -Jeff Medici, Vice Chair -David Treichler, Trey
Verbick- Place 3, Heather King- Place 4, Britton Wells -Alternate 1, Clinton Snead- Alternate 3,
and Alex Sexton- Alternate 4
Members Absent: Board Member Quinones -Place 1 and Board Member Kemins-Alternate-2
Staff Present: Dennis Killough, Deputy Director of Planning and Development Services
Richard Schell, Principal Planner, and Andrea Parrott, Board Secretary
WORK SESSION:
1. Call to Order: Acting Chairman Treichler called the Work Session to order at 6:01 P.M.
2. Executive Session: No executive session was held.
3. Orientation for Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment: Planner Schell and Deputy Director
Killough presented an orientation to the Board and answered questions.
Chairman Medici arrived at 6:32 P.M.
4. Adjourn work session: Chairman Medici adjourned the work session AT 6:34 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION:
5. Call to Order: Chairman Medici call the Regular Session to order at 6:35 P.M.
6. Executive Session: No executive session was held.
7. Administrative Comments: There were no administrative comments.
8. Consider: ABA21-0001, Variance to Ordinance No. 479, Table A, which prohibits
residential land uses on properties in the 75 Ldn noise contour, for property described as
Tract 11 D01, Thomas Easter Survey, Abstract No. 474, City of Southlake, Tarrant County,
Texas and located at 710 Whispering Woods Circle, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: "SF -1A"
Single Family Residential District
Planner Schell presented details of the case with a slide show presentation to the Board. The
applicant, Ricardo Goldschmidt, is requesting approval of a Variance to Zoning Ordinance No.
479, Table A, which prohibits single family residential development in the 75 Ldn airport noise
contour. The existing home is a nonconforming structure, which is currently allowed to remain
as is. Ordinance No. 479, Section 6.1 states that no new construction, alteration or
enlargement of any structure or use shall take place except in conformance with this ordinance.
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A variance is requested to allow the approximately 2.49 acre property to be subdivided and for
any new construction, alteration or enlargement of any single family residential structure to be
permitted with a minimum 35 db noise reduction.
Chairman Medici opened the public hearing and called upon the applicant or the applicant's
representative to make such comments and present evidence as the applicant should desire.
Ricardo and Janet Goldschmidt, 710 Whispering Woods Circle, Southlake, TX 76092, the
applicant and owners, once sworn in, presented testimony and answered questions from the
Board.
Chairman Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to speak in support of
the request.
There being none, Chairman Medici asked if there were those in the audience who wished to
speak against the request.
Darlene and Bobby Struempler, 700 Whispering Woods Circle, Southlake, Texas, once sworn
in, spoke in opposition to the request.
Chairman Medici called upon the applicant or the applicant's representative for a brief rebuttal.
Ricardo and Janet Goldschmidt, the applicant and owners, provided a brief rebuttal.
Chair Medici closed the public hearing and opened the item for discussion from the Board.
A motion was made to Deny case ABA21-0001.
Motion: Treichler
Second: Sexton
Ayes: None
Nays: Medici, Treichler, Wells, Verbick, and King
Abstain: None
Vote: 5-0-0
Motion to deny was approved.
9. Meeting Adjournment: Chairman Jeff Medici adjourned the meeting at 7:48 P.M.
*A reco di
ng of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary's Office.
Jeff Medici, Chairman
A EST:
Andrea Parrott, Board Secretary
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